Chapter 226: Arrival At Enies Lobby
With Pandy following the train tracks floating on the water, it was only a matter of time until we arrived, and I just hoped we would make it in time; otherwise, it would be no fun. Though, while I was anticipating our arrival, my good mood was slightly ruined when I sensed Freyja lunging at me from behind with her haki-clad elongated nails, causing me to click my tongue as I leaped and spun in the air, grabbing her wrist with my foot before hitting the air above me with my hand, slamming me Freyja onto Pandy's shell.
At least, that's what I intended to do, yet before I could, she dislocated her thumb, allowing her to weasely her hand from my grasp, just in time too, as I landed on Pandy with enough force that caused her to tilt to the side, though she quickly stabilized herself.
"Tsk, what the hell was the point of that? That wasn't warranted; I haven't even mocked you yet today, you cum bucket." Asked Diddy in slight annoyance as he looked at Freyja, who snapped her thumb back into place while her nails returned to their normal size before she snorted.
"Hmph, It was for what you did to Scar, you bastard of a Captain, forcing him to fight someone and nearly leaving him for dead." Said Freyja in slight annoyance as she squinted at Diddy while folding her arms, causing him to roll his eyes and do the same.
"For the record, you semen tank, Scar is my student, and I don't need outsiders to dictate how I teach my own student, especially not you, of all people. The only thing you're good at is wringing men of their seed and vitality, and if you haven't noticed, Scar doesn't have a pussy as deep as the Mariana Trench." Remarked Diddy blandly as he eyed Freyja, who frowned in annoyance only to raise her eyebrow in confusion.
"Mariana Trench? Tsk, anyways, it doesn't matter, don't be so rough on Scar, he doesn't have a devil fruit, and he's not a monster like you, he's just a normal human; the level of 'training' you put me through will kill him several times over." Stated Freyja with a shake of her head as she approached Diddy, placing her hands on her waist and fearlessly staring into Diddy's vertical slit eyes, which were seemingly smiling.
"Hmph, stop trying to tell me what to do; you know I don't like that. Besides, you've been with me long enough to know that the best training is actual experience; Scar has been in plenty of fights throughout his life, just none where things truly start to get interesting. Not to mention, I'm not purposely trying to kill Scar; he's quite the prodigy. I'm curious to see how far he'll grow while learning from me." Replied Diddy with narrowed eyes as he aggressively bared his fangs while lightly growling, only to click his tongue and look away as he turned back around and face in the direction Pandy was swimming.
"Tsk. Maybe so, But I don't really trust you; if Scar hadn't knocked that man unconscious with his last attack, you would've left him to die, and we both know that." Said Freyja as she stepped forward and stood beside Diddy while her tail sprouted out from her tail bone, yet before she could use her sharp, spade tip to pierce his back, he wrapped his tail around hers.
"Hehe, true. But does it matter? Scar's alive, and he's going to be stronger than before, so if anything, you should be thanking me. I'm turning your precious little boyfriend into a decently strong ally for you." Stated Diddy with a grin as he tightly squeezed Freyja's tail, causing her to huff in annoyance and fold her arms while looking out into the sea.
"Yeah, just so you can force him to fight someone even stronger. Hmph, there is no point in even arguing with you." Said Freyja lightly as she shook her head, causing Diddy to smirk while releasing Freyja's tail.
"Though, to be fair, the only reason those so-called training sessions were so tortuous was that I don't really like you; it also served as a good way to vent all the accumulated lust I had thanks to your pheromones I was constantly inhaling." Muttered Diddy lightly as he stretched his body and yawned, causing Freyja's expression to constantly twitch before rubbing her face and sighing.
"Ugh, you're so fucking miserable to be around; why can't you just drop dead?" Remarked Freyja as she hung her head while Diddy merely chuckled in amusement.
After that little talk with Freyja, we stood beside each other while quietly looking out into the sea, though Sebas and Mael eventually joined us not too long later, which made it much more bearable. With Pandy's speed as she swam through the turbulent ocean, it was only a matter of time until we arrived at our destination, and even from a distance, I could spot something incredibly unnatural, and I wasn't the only one, after all, even with my amazing eyesight, it would be next to impossible to miss it.
"It's supposed to be the middle of the night, right?" Asked Freyja with a slight frown as she looked in the distance, spotting the wall sunlight.
"Hmm, Yes. only an hour past midnight." Replied Sebas lightly as he reached into his breast pocket, removing his silver pocket watch before nodding and glancing back at Freyja.
"Have you happened to visit this Enies Lobby, Mael?" Asked Diddy curiously as he turned and looked at Mael, who was standing to the right of Freyja while he stood to her left.
"No. I've heard it mentioned several times, but I've never been there. I rarely ever left Mariejois." Replied Mael with a shake of his head as he squinted his eyes and looked at the approaching wall of daylight.
"Well, whatever, it doesn't matter; daytime or night, I'm still causing chaos!" Stated Didy with a grin as he unholstered his bo-staff and rested it on his shoulder, his words causing Freyja to roll her eyes, Mael to grunt while Sebas chuckled.
As we continued to get closer, it only took a few more minutes before we suddenly entered the so-called daylight; looking up at the sky, I noticed the sun in the sky, causing me to frown as I squinted, yet I still couldn't discern anything unusual.
'Well, it's definitely not the sun; weather in Paradise is all over the palace, but it's impossible for it to be the sun; that wouldn't even begin to make sense.' Thought Diddy with a confused look as he stared at the sun in the sky, only to shake his head and look in front of him.
Although we were still a little ways away, I could see an island, which I presume was Enies Lobby, in the distance, along with an utterly massive gate behind the island; honestly, even calling it a gate didn't do it justice.
(Lol, the pun came natural.)
"Hoho, the Gates of Justice. I've seen them in several marines' memories, but seeing it through your own eyes is something quite different." Said Sebas with a soft chuckle as he stared at the massive gates behind the Enies Lobby, his words causing the three to nod.
"Yeah, you can say that again. Curious if there is something bigger. Hehe, I want to destroy it!" Said Freyja, Mael, and Diddy, respectively, as they stared at the Gates of Justice.
While the Gates of Justice and the sun in the sky were easily shifting my focus, when I looked in the ocean before Enies Lobby, which, for the record, looked to be quite destroyed, I spotted numerous massive battleships and a lone, tiny ship sailing through the ocean, trying to escapade the relentless cannon fire. I could vividly see as the Nami tried her damnest to steer them to safety, but there was no way they would escape; they were too slow, and there were simply too many battleships and cannon fire.
Under normal conditions, I wouldn't have bothered and left them to die, but knowing they fucked around with the World Government garnered some of my respect; even if they were all weaklings, it was still something worthy of my respect, and I suppose offering a little helping hand wouldn't be bad.
"Hehe, besides, I have a feeling keeping them alive will be a good source of causing chaos." Said Diddy with a chuckle as he leaped into the air, landing atop Nimbus and swiftly flying towards the straw hats.
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"Nami! How is it going!?" Asked Zoro in exhaustion as he landed on the deck with his swords in hand, having just cut several cannon balls in half.
"I-I'm trying! But there are just too many of them! They're cutting off all of our escape paths! W-We're only prolonging our life, and a-at this rate, we're going to die!" Replied Nami anxiously in exhaustion as she aggressively turned the wheel, dodging a volley of cannon fire, only to sail into another one, though a fiery leg kicked the cannon balls away.
"Tch, stop yelling at Nami-san, Moss head; she's trying her best!" Yelled Sanji in annoyance as he glared at Zoro, who was about to retort, though before he could, a large shadow suddenly enveloped their ship, causing everyone to look up.
"I-Is that a-a golden meteor?" Asked Luffy softly as he stared at the object in the sky, too exhausted and injured to move.
Just when the massive object was about to crush them, it was suddenly swung to the right, hitting a battleship, completely destroying it and sending it crashing into another one, all while a burst of chaotic laughter resounded throughout the sky.
"HAHAHAHA!!"